Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog) 6/26/2019 The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th Century when it was established in 1965.…
League Urges Congress to Lift Severe Caps on Discretionary Spending (Article) 6/26/2019 LWVUS joined organizations connected to the Coalition on Human Needs on a letter urging members of Congress to lift severe caps on domestic and…, Dear Representative/Senator: The undersigned organizations strongly urge you to continue the progress advanced in the last two years by supporting…
League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document) 6/24/2019 On July 17, the League joined the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau…
What can you do to fight climate change? (Blog) 5/31/2019 This guest blog post was written by Linda “Diz” Swift, of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville. Have you wondered what you…
League Joins Comments Opposing Changes to Coastal Zone Management Act (Legal Document) 4/25/2019 LWVUS and 87 organizations sent comments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding proposed rulemaking for…
In the Know: Analyzing SCOTUS Hearing on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census (Blog) 4/24/2019 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Department of Commerce v. New York, a case challenging the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship…
League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document) 4/23/2019 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act. April 18, 2019 To: …
League urges presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers (Legal Document) 4/11/2019 LWVUS joined a broad cross-partisan coalition urging presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers. These large-…
Politico: Advocacy groups press 2020 candidates to disclose bundlers (News Clips) 4/11/2019 This article was originally published by Politico. A coalition of 16 advocacy groups is calling on candidates for president to release lists of…
League Urges Support for HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act (Legal Document) 4/8/2019 The League and coalition partners support passage of HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act. This legislation will keep the United States in the Paris…, April 8, 2019 Dear Representative, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters across the country, we urge you to support H.R. 9, the Climate…